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Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Severe storms, including large hail, wind, and perhaps a couple of tornadoes, are possible in the central Plains. Dry, windy conditions and lightning from dry thunderstorms may produce hazardous fire conditions in the Southwest and southern High Plains. Late-season snow is expected in the Northwest and the Great Basin. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

  Midland International Airport Precipitation 
1930-2020
Elevation 2871 FT

 

Midland International Airport Normals (1981-2010) 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 57.4 62.4 70.2 79.1 87.6 93.3 94.6 93.5  86.9 77.9 66.6 58.1  77.3
Minimum 30.3 34.5 41.0 49.3 59.5 67.3 69.7 68.8 62.0 51.8 39.2 30.8 50.4
Precipitation 0.56 0.71 0.60 0.65 1.74 1.80 1.82 1.84 1.86 1.73 0.69 0.60 14.60
Snowfall 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.8
Heating Degree Days  656 465 307 112 16 0 0 0 11 98 370 637 2672
Cooling  Degree Days 0 2 16 90 281 461 532 502  295 93 7 0 2279

 

Midland Airport Precipitation (1930-2020) 

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.67 1.16 3.44 0.01 0.14 0.38 0.01 0.20 0.83 0.03 0.48 0.51  7.86
2019 0.10 0.04 0.80 2.15 4.96 0.28 2.75 0.32 1.01 0.01 1.35 0.51 14.28
2018 0.01 0.04 0.11 T 0.68 2.56 1.48 2.52 4.07 0.13 0.40 0.39 17.69
2017 1.12 0.72 0.48 2.48 0.89 3.05 1.48 2.52 4.07 0.13 0.40 0.39 17.73
2016 0.18 0.30 0.34 1.45  1.47 3.16 0.24 3.20 2.11 0.31 2.01 0.41 15.18
2015 2.43  0.26 1.65 1.30  3.35  3.29   0.72  1.01  1.77 4.00 1.61 1.24  22.63
2014 0.00  0.26   0.19  0.45  2.26 0.48 0.33 0.77 1.69 T 1.02 0.22 7.67
2013 1.45 0.07  T  0.03  0.85   0.98  1.18  0.27  1.66  0.57  1.44   8.50 
2012 1.00 0.19  0.11  0.05   2.88 0.43  1.30  0.75  5.89  0.12  0.08  12.80
2011 0.02  0.05   0.04  0.00  0.05 0.00  T  0.45   1.59  1.46   0.20  1.63 5.49 
2010 1.64 1.86 0.59 2.03 1.65 3.97 1.85 0.44 2.35 T 0.00 0.02 16.40 
2009 0.04 0.22 0.56 0.29  0.45 2.33 6.55 0.03 2.47 0.96 0.04 0.83 14.77 
2008 0.03 0.01  0.37  0.51   0.18 2.02 0.70 2.42 2.16 1.61 T 0.00  10.01 
2007 1.18 0.14 2.18 1.63 5.27 2.63 2.34 3.17 1.25 0.16 0.72 0.60 21.27 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.16 0.82 1.78 0.33 0.16 1.02 1.55 5.92 1.26 1.46 T 1.35 15.81
2005 0.41 1.51 0.45 0.01 1.73 0.92 2.52 2.61 T 3.74 0.01 0.11 14.02
2004 0.63 0.84 1.33 1.88 0.10 2.01 1.21 0.77 5.31 2.84 5.42 0.11 22.45
2003 0.27 0.72 0.17 0.02 3.14 1.99 1.14 1.91 0.86 0.79 0.14 T 11.15
2002 0.08 1.00 0.88 0.35 0.11 0.17 1.48 0.17 0.30 3.29 0.47 1.05 9.35
2001 0.69 1.24 0.78 T 1.14 0.01 T 3.44 0.95 0.03 1.47 0.10 9.85
2000 0.61 T 0.76 0.19 1.05 3.14 0.24 0.06 0.00 2.39 0.88 0.33 9.65
1999 0.33 0.00 1.22 0.19 1.10 2.87 0.61 0.05 0.95 0.28 0.00 T 7.60
1998 0.24 0.50 0.42 0.00 0.02 0.30 0.65 0.92 0.08 1.30 0.13 0.58 5.14
1997  0.21 1.69 0.26 2.02 0.73 3.27 2.26 2.41 0.86 1.60 0.44 1.35 17.10
1996 0.08 T 0.05 1.22 0.11 1.71 0.13 2.94 0.97 0.20 1.43 T 8.84
1995 0.72 0.46 0.19 0.40 2.51 1.45 2.28 0.34 1.77 0.34 T 0.24 10.70
1994 1.02 0.08 T 0.52 1.30 1.00 2.43 1.75 0.45 0.38 1.30 0.46 10.69
1993 1.28 0.82 0.26 0.57 1.45 3.11 0.89 4.37 2.11 1.11 0.06 0.34 16.37
1992 1.20 2.55 0.97 1.03 7.63 2.12 1.63 2.75 0.16 0.03 0.70 0.61 21.38
1991 1.80 0.25 T 0.01 0.54 3.50 8.50 1.58 3.76 0.58 0.71 2.23 23.46
1990 0.21 1.09 0.94 1.97 0.35 0.01 1.65 2.15 2.89 1.46 0.75 0.69 14.16
1989 0.25 1.28 0.34 0.05 0.95 0.61 0.34 1.19 2.78 0.17 0.04 0.14 8.14
1988 0.01 0.44 0.74 0.08 2.26 0.84 6.66 1.66 5.07 T T 0.53 18.29
1987  0.10  1.93 1.23 0.63 4.13 2.98 0.33 0.51 1.37 0.44 0.02 0.38  14.05
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.23 0.17 0.03 0.01 3.89 3.42 1.26 3.94 6.98 7.45 1.45 3.30 32.13
1985 0.84 0.59 0.63 0.21 0.99 2.23 0.90 0.81 3.15 5.93 0.08 0.05 16.41
1984 0.41 0.17 T 0.01 3.40 2.15 0.84 2.45 1.89 1.99 2.31 0.83 16.45
1983 1.14 0.26 0.21 0.06 0.50 0.19 T 0.43 0.62 4.64 1.62 0.33 10.00
1982 0.42 0.16 0.01 1.08 3.16 1.45 3.24 0.67 1.43 1.01 0.62 1.40 14.65
1981 0.56 0.67 0.56 2.15 2.21 0.46 0.40 3.33 1.68 5.53 T 0.05 17.60
1980 0.49 0.29 T 0.86 1.85 1.59 T 0.93 9.70 0.12 0.78 1.15 17.76
1979 0.16 0.26 0.81 1.63 1.14 2.98 3.05 2.17 0.08 0.97 T 2.80 16.05
1978 0.22 0.34 T 0.09 1.97 1.15 2.51 1.01 5.02 2.51 2.27 0.20 17.29
1977 0.63 0.55 0.61 1.22 0.60 0.81 0.40 0.37 0.09 1.27 0.02 0.27 6.84
1976 0.03 0.18 0.30 2.02 1.08 2.14 3.56 0.84 1.25 1.84 0.26 0.08 13.58
1975 0.81 1.69 0.08 0.09 3.44 2.05 7.73 1.68 3.44 0.70 2.16 0.37 23.24
1974 0.54 0.28 0.18 1.17 0.34 0.75 0.26 4.43 6.16 5.42 0.72 0.25 20.50
1973 0.93 1.63 1.73 1.38 0.87 0.34 2.47 0.25 1.09 0.59 T 0.00 11.28
1972 0.37 0.04 T 0.29 1.20 1.70 0.58 3.80 1.05 2.26 0.22 0.15 11.66
1971 T 0.01 T 0.81 2.77 1.07 0.79 3.27 2.55 0.67 0.42 0.24 12.60
1970 0.01 1.40 2.86 0.29 0.18 0.99 0.23 0.87 2.00 0.78 T 0.11 9.72
1969 0.02 1.79 0.51 2.10 3.28 2.68 0.74 0.32 1.53 2.52 0.85 0.60 16.94
1968 1.07 1.06 1.62 1.59 4.96 1.02 1.01 2.10 1.39 0.19 2.32 0.18 18.51
1967 0.00 0.03 1.45 0.44 0.56 1.17 1.64 0.17 1.59 0.20 0.44 0.78 8.47
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.48 0.20 0.41 2.44 2.86 2.91 0.17 3.37 3.29 0.80 0.04 0.02 16.99
1965 0.06 1.71 0.06 0.33 3.04 0.90 0.06 3.23 0.78 1.41 0.29 0.29 12.16
1964 0.40 0.27 0.64 0.00 2.14 0.40 0.24 0.58 2.19 0.19 0.20 0.40 7.65
1963 0.01 0.75 T 0.95 2.62 2.61 1.17 1.24 0.39 0.17 0.77 0.28 10.96
1962 0.17 0.03 0.48 0.79 0.14 1.83 2.12 2.66 4.06 0.87 0.38 0.58 14.11
1961 1.33 0.43 1.12 0.02 2.63 2.96 6.73 0.21 3.12 0.03 1.63 0.33 20.54
1960 1.17 0.60 0.17 0.28 1.55 0.42 3.33 2.59 0.14 2.29 0.16 1.88 14.58
1959 0.06 0.62 0.16 0.39 4.99 1.89 4.46 0.90 2.48 2.75 0.68 1.01 20.39
1958 1.97 1.57 0.83 0.78 3.24 0.50 0.89 3.84 3.42 2.40 0.88 T 20.32
1957 0.39 1.15 0.09 0.44 4.30 2.55 0.40 1.19 1.56 1.78 1.56 0.17 15.58
1956 0.16 0.16 0.04 1.15 1.41 1.40 1.71 1.73 0.17 1.42 T 0.27 9.62
1955 0.68 0.14 0.01 T 2.06 1.88 2.95 0.46 0.35 1.04 0.20 T 9.77
1954 0.26 0.12 0.04 1.39 4.11 1.97 T 1.26 0.15 2.55 0.01 0.12 11.98
1953 T 0.48 0.72 0.87 0.08 0.06 0.09 0.18 0.68 4.09 T 0.20 7.45
1952 0.07 0.27 0.21 0.95 1.15 0.37 2.34 1.07 2.34 0.00 0.80 0.58 10.15
1951 0.01 0.39 0.26 0.40 0.86 0.05 0.05 1.26 0.34 0.42 0.05 0.15 4.24
1950 0.53 0.23 T 0.87 2.58 1.31 2.35 1.11 1.57 0.58 0.00 T 11.13
1949 3.66 0.41 0.21 2.85 1.88 3.93 2.50 2.18 2.07 2.15 0.00 0.35 22.19
1948 0.25 0.65 T 0.42 1.67 0.77 3.41 0.17 0.83 1.68 T 0.20 10.05
1947 0.51 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.85 1.09 0.95 0.50 0.91 1.78 0.93 0.62 10.74
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 3.18 0.04 0.00 T 0.12 1.49 0.00 1.81 1.96 1.43 0.00 0.56 10.59
1945 0.84 0.28 0.79 0.02 0.06 0.79 4.62 0.45 1.21 2.37 T 0.19 11.62
1944 0.63 1.41 T 0.23 1.74 4.47 0.25 1.67 4.97 0.52 2.20 0.88 18.97
1943 0.12 T 0.41 0.30 2.83 1.74 1.83 0.09 0.59 0.31 0.86 1.48 10.56
1942 0.17 0.11 T 1.66 0.70 0.11 1.78 3.76 1.79 1.40 0.08 2.33 13.89
1941 0.47 0.34 1.96 2.60 7.87 4.24 1.57 2.48 2.57 5.30 0.18 0.75 30.33
1940 0.31 0.23 0.21 0.47 1.18 5.10 0.06 2.35 0.45 3.45 0.36 0.38 14.55
1939 4.99 T 0.02 0.08 1.26 0.67 1.81 1.26 0.01 0.46 0.96 0.90 12.42
1938 1.63 1.29 0.09 0.10 0.82 4.30 5.63 0.26 0.45 0.79 0.30 0.48 16.16
1937 0.23 0.07 0.89 0.42 1.79 0.31 1.65 1.21 1.09 0.84 0.34 1.13 9.97
1936 0.10 T 0.40 0.90 3.21 1.00 6.18 0.00 5.90 1.01 0.37 0.30 19.37
1935 0.09 1.32 0.15 0.22 3.18 3.02 1.88 0.08 3.21 1.79 0.94 0.26 16.14
1934 0.46 0.02 0.63 1.30 1.06 0.63 0.77 5.34 1.97 0.13 0.33 0.05 12.69
1933 T 0.87 0.02 0.02 0.14 0.26 1.12 1.56 2.36 0.09 0.14 0.18 6.76
1932 0.38 3.53 0.48 2.17 4.33 1.58 0.23 2.45 8.18 0.97 0.00 3.12 27.42
1931 0.76 1.66 0.52 3.59 0.51 0.88 1.60 1.04 0.03 3.86 1.83 1.32 17.60
1930 - - - - - 2.80 0.03 2.60 0.03 1.84 1.65 0.78  M

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

map of Cooperative stations Monthly/Annual rainfall and 1971-2000 Averages